Toward a composition made whole

by Shipka, Jody

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Full title :Toward a composition made whole / Jody Shipka.

Summary

"To many academics, composition still represents typewritten texts on 8.5" x 11" pages that follow rote argumentative guidelines. In Toward a Composition Made Whole, Jody Shipka views composition as an act of communication that can be expressed through any number of media and as a path to meaning-making. Her study offers an in-depth examination of multimodality via the processes, values, structures, and semiotic practices people employ every day to compose and communicate their thoughts. Shipka counters current associations that equate multimodality only with computer, digitized, or screen-mediated texts, which are often self-limiting. She stretches the boundaries of composition to include a hybridization of aural, visual, and written forms. Shipka analyzes the work of current scholars in multimodality and combines this with recent writing theory to create her own teaching framework. Among her methods, Shipka employs process-oriented reflection and a statement of goals and choices to prepare students to compose using various media in ways that spur their rhetorical and material awareness. They are encouraged to produce unusual text forms while also learning to understand the composition process as a whole. Shipka presents several case studies of students working in multimodal composition and explains the strategies, tools, and spaces they employ. She then offers methods to critically assess multimodal writing projects. Toward a Composition Made Whole challenges theorists and compositionists to further investigate communication practices and broaden the scope of writing to include all composing methods. While Shipka views writing as crucial to discourse, she challenges us to always consider the various purposes that writing serves." -- Publisher's description

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of Pittsburgh Press
Place of Publication:Pittsburgh, Pa
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

The Physical Object

Description:xiii, 179 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm.

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ISBN:9780822961505, 0822961504
oclc:ocn687676206
LC Classification:PE1404
Dewey Decimal:808

Introduction : multimodality and communicative practice -- Rethinking composition / rethinking process -- Partners in action : on mind, materiality, and mediation -- A framework for action : mediating process research -- Making things fit in (any number of) new ways -- Negotiating rhetorical, technological, and methodological difference -- Conclusion : realizing a composition made whole.

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